Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-26
Passes Of In Butte Yesterday in .
Blaze Of Glory.
Visiting Members Present From All
Over the Territory.
Full Particulars Of Their Deliberations
and Banquet.

! tlcuIdf, ana mas 0een, WlCnOuG 0OuDt, tn
most largely attended and successful 81
campment yet held. The visiting comrade
hailed from al parts Of the Territory, an
} old veterans, who had not seen each othe
for years, had again the opportunity t.
clasp hands in friendship.
Delegates and visitors began to arriv
early on Monday morning, and when thede
partment convened on yesterday morning
the different posts were found to be repre-
sented as follows:
OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
Charles 8. Warren, Department Com
mander; Pierce Hopes, Jr., Senior Vic
Commander; Will Kennedy, Junior Vic'
Commander; Levi E.. Holmes, Assistant
Adjutant General; w. J. Galbraith, Judg'
Advocate General; VIM. Simms, Chief Mus
tering Officer; Curtis e. Price, Medical Di
rector; J. H. Macomber, Chaplain.
LINCOLN ~Posr-BurrE.
Delegates-J. D. jerks, John Raley, Lev
| Shambow, G. NJ. Wyman; alternates-Gil
bert Engle, Long, - Patterson; Post
Commander, G. S. Shoemaker; Past Post
Commanders, Peter r. Dolman, Charles s
Warren, H. c. Kessler.
wADswoRrH Posr-HELENA.
Delegates-R. e. Fish. John Motif, Ross
Deegan; alternates-Richard Hoback, Geo.
w. White, F. c. Kleinschmidt; Post Com.
mander, Julian G. Sanders; Past Post
Commanders, Thomas P. Fuller, re. Wal.
lace.
GEO. b. THOMAS POsT-DEER LoDaE
Delegates-Wm. j. Galbraith, H. A.
Smurr; alternates-Wm. Coleman, George
c. Houck; Post Commander, Lew Coleman;
Past Post Commanders, James H. Mills,
D. J. Mcmillan, II. H. Zenor.
FRANK BLAIR PosT-vIRG1N1A CITY.
Delegates-H. S. Howell, D. W. Lindsay;
Post Commander, j. B. Carruthers; Past
Commanders, J. E. Galloway, H. N. Blake,
Stephen Gainan.
FARRAGuT PosT-LINcoLN.
Delegates-C. W. Rossiter, II. C. VaupeI;
alternates-G. w, Metcalf, George Geer;
Post Commander, F. w. Wright; Past
Post Commanders, Pierce hopes. Jr., G.
w. Grant, Geo. F. Chamber..
wM. ENGLISH PosT-BOzEMAN.
Delegates-Geo. o. Eaton. R. NJ. White
foot; alternates-J. n. Hurder, w. F. San.
ders; Post Commander, ]. NJ. Lindley; Past
Post Commander, Ed. F. Ferris.
THOMAS L. KANE PosT-eLEND1vE.
Delegates-M. P. Wyman, John W. Fred
ericks; Post Commander, Fl. c. Tuttle.
J. B. M'PHERsoN Posr-BouLDER VALLEY.
Delegates-V. A. Cook, L. Elhanna; al
ternates-J. NJ. Kellogg. s. S. Street: Post
Commander, Geo. Ten Eyek.
Q. 8. GRANT PosT-M1LEs CITY.
Delegates-E. A. Kreidler, C. w. Ander-
son; alternates-J. w. johnson, Andrew
Bush; Post Commander. Henry Romeyn;
Past Post Commander, R. C. Webster.
JoHN A. LoeA Posr-BlLL1Nes.
Delegates-S. A. Wallace, Thomas R.
Mallon; Alternately. j. Mickey, VIM.
Deal; Post Commander. L. Whitney; Past
Post Commanders, ]. II. Rhinehart, J. R.
Goss, E. G.. Waters.
John Buford Post at Fort Custer, Custer
Post at Sheridan, Steadman Post at Dill.
lon, Frederick Winthrop Post at Missoula,
were unrepresented by delegates.
THE MORNING SESSION.
At 10 a. m. yesterday morning the en-
campment met in the Odd Fellows Hall
and proceeded to the transaction of the
rem was in the chair, and delivered his re-
port as follows:
Comrades: On this day, dedicated by
forefathers to freedom, near the source
OF two OF the greatest rivers on earth, IN
der the shadows of the summit OF the
Mountains, where civilization with
it's attendant blessings, has aided In plant
ing a community of God fearing and lib
people, is convened the third
e~ncampment of the Grand Army of
the Republic for the Department OF Mon
Proud of our fathers and their imperish-
|, hlo 4 ,olr -->,I e k1.-A
which shall stand forever as a /
to their heroism: proud of the
constitution OF the United States, which ia
bulwark OF our liberties. we meet to.
lay to renew our allegiance to these great |
principles OF self-government, as inaugu- |
'ated by the immortal Washington; to |
Keep alive the memories and sacrifices
by u comrades, who yielded up
heir lives that a government of the peo-
Die, by the people, and for the people,
'hould not perish from the earth; to &C.
the principles OF friendship, charity
md loyalty; to car for and protect the
OF the union, their widows and
orphans.
These reunions are not for the OF
Keeping alive resentful sentiments created
~ the war. They we're not instituted for
ain glorious b%oastings, nor to awaken
ectlonal hate. but to assert the principles
Or which we fought; to guard well the flag
Or which we gave the best years of our
ives.
l commend to your careful attention the
eports of the staff officers. They have
erformed their duties with fidelity and
ea1. and l acknowledge my obligations to
hem Tor their assistance and valued SER !
ices. 4
The organization has made a net gain of ,
u in poouohorSh;~ .1,.sn- 49,
onsidering the difficulties under which $
'any OF the posts work, the increase is as I
eat as could be expected. Il
There we're suspended or dropped in the 2
arious posts OF this department during I
,e past year, Al. In my judgment posts
,ould remit the dues of all worthy com. I
ldes who are unable to pay dues, and in l.
lis the loss by Suspension will she h
to the minimum. :
The finances of the department continue -
be in good shape considering the de- a
ands made upon rs. 1 respectfully call "
'ur attention to the report of the assist q
tilted. :,
The different posts report the sum Of r
expended for charity and relief. +,
ne calls for relief are daily becoming more G
and all our posts are severely u
xed TO relieve the needy and distressed. a
re sum above mentioned covers but a
'all part OF the money expended by the G.
mrades for relief. Hardly q day passes
It what in our larger cities sons member OF
the Grand Army is asked for relief, Az Of
ruie the request is granted, and thou. II
nds Of dollars are given by generous W
.rades that never find the way into the te
,orts OF posts or of thu department.. IP
The resurrection Ut the posts at BILLINGS M
d Livingston are matters for coneratula- m
n. To Comrade Waters, OF BILLINGS. or
d Comrade Hopes, of Livingston. ia "a
e the credit for the revival of these in
SITS. ;sl
matters have come before me for nj
~.
approved, the court martial proceedinpa tn
expulsion of Comrade Page, of Lincoln be
st NJ. 2. and also the proceedings tn
inst Comrade Schmalsh, of Grant Post fee
II, OF expulsion. fin
he frightening shadows admonish ma thu
It we are one by one crossing the great of
r to the grand review beyond. Since f.,
last meeting, Logan, our pride and our III
), has passed to the unknown front. De
lie we sound the praises and remember yo
b unmeasured gratitude the heroes CO,
'se names are known. We are not less me
d1ul OF the services of those above vhoae afr